Jon Stewart had some choice words for Donald Trump on Monday night (June 8) after the president stormed out of a Meet the Press interview with Kristen Welker over the weekend.
The Daily Show host opened Monday’s episode by discussing the New York Knicks and how Trump was set to attend Game 3 at Madison Square Garden later that night. “Even the president of the United States has Knicks fever,” Stewart said. “He’s dyed his face Knicks orange and the back of his hands, Knicks… let’s say… purple.”
He then turned his attention to Meet the Press, playing a clip of Trump calling NBC and other networks “crooked” before getting up and leaving the interview while Welker pleaded with him to stay.
“Storming out because you didn’t like the question? Now, you could view this as the hissy fit of an incredibly fragile man-baby, whose paper-thin skin can’t handle venturing out of the sycophantic embrace of his tongue-bathing acolytes, or… actually, I don’t know how else you could view it,” Stewart joked.
“It’s very sad,” the comedian continued, “because the interview began as a sort of romcom meet-cute.” He then played a clip from earlier in the interview, in which Trump and Welker commented on the rain that could be heard from outside the farm, where the recording took place.
“But then, we get to a moment when the heartland rain-swept rom-com becomes a man trapped in a barn with his worst nightmare: A woman… who won’t stop asking pertinent questions,” Stewart added, highlighting how Welker pressed Trump on going back on his “no wars” promise.
That’s when Trump decided the interview was over and stormed off. “Now, we all know Trump’s not actually going to leave the building because it’s raining out,” Stewart said. “And, as you know, moisture is the natural enemy of the North American combover.”
While Stewart praised Welker for pressing the president on his failed campaign promises, he also criticized her for pleading with Trump to stay and finish the interview. “Mr. President… I traveled all the way to Wisconsin,” Welker said.
Mimicking Welker, Stewart joked, “You can’t leave, sir. I was in business class. Business! Mr. President, please… Wisconsin. Wheel of Fortune is on an hour earlier here. These people are savages. Their Chinese restaurants only serve Sichuan, no Cantonese to be found. We’ll all die of consumption.”
He also slammed Welker’s claim that the interview’s frustrations stemmed from the weather.
“What? You were inside! There was no challenge from the rain,” Stewart stated. “F*** that! No, Donald Trump was not thrown off by the ambient noise during the interview. In fact, ambient farm rain is the least disruptive noise environment he conducts interviews in.”
Stewart added, “He wasn’t aggravated by the rain. Donald Trump didn’t storm out because of the rain; he stormed out because he was challenged, not because he was distracted. So maybe it’s time we stop making excuses for that man in order to preserve access to his constant bull****.”
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